Hye guys, wanna ask for ur opinion.

My wife n me suddenly got an invitation to go holiday to new zealand this july (winter season dat time). What lens should i bring there? Actually im funding to buy 70200 but dun think its suitable for travel right..

Or should i stick to my plan buying 70200 and start building muscles now?

Budget is around price for 70200, less then rm7k.

Thank you.

im from melaka...

the 80-200 has no VR which for a telephoto is kinda useless. The keep rate is just too low.

1) He's talking about 24-70 on a DX body, not comparing 17-55 on DX and 24-70 on FX.
2) 16mm is not that wide for DX
2) Of course you can, but I said the keep rate is too low and it is very hard to get sharp focus especially at the longer end without VR. For example handheld shooting a bird without VR and to get a sharp pic you really need to have a hand of steel.

haha your bird is not even flying. 

Yeah, but he seems like he made up his mind about the f2.8 in the previous post but searching for another wide angle which he says he wants to shoot really up close in the streets.

17 & 16 yes quite some significant difference but pay so much for that 1mm? Might as well get a proper DX wide angle zoom.

Anybody aware of the new patent that Nikon recently filed? The half mirror(similar to Sony's translucent mirror system) and the flash with built-in bounce system. Interesting.  

that's a flying black goku.

It's an allrounder lens. If one don't mind carrying more than one lens, then go with the 70300. The 18270 offers great versatility, but not so good iq.

Yeah just a few days ago at Funan Singapore with my friends, coz the shop didn't have the stock for the 24-120 my friend was looking so he ask us to try this out which is a bit cheaper but got longer range.

And I ask him to let me try the 70-200 2.8 too. The 28-300 at 300mm indoor I have to bump up the ISO to 6400 and there's some vignetting altho the image is quite sharp. However, when I compare it with the 70-200 it's like heaven and earth. But it's okay if you're not too demanding it's a nice lens that offer pretty sharp image but it's a lil too dark sometimes thru the viewfinder especially compare to the 70-200 which is a much faster lens.

yup ... i have to agree that the Tokina is a bit soft ... but i usually use it @ f/4 & above plus the distortion is well controlled ...

Bro KTCY, for the nikon 2470 can I use B+W F-PRO or should I get the XS-PRO?

I think should be ok. Cause last time i'm using Sony TX9 they don't flew away. Just that the P n S camera not so detailed.
Any lens can recommend ?? The one use in D90 ok ??

So both the XS and Pro1D is hard to clean? Aisey...

I asked this guy working in a camera shop about filters suitable for the 2470... he didn't even mention B+W much less Hoya. He directly answered Rodenstock & Heliopan. I know Heliopan makes filters...but I'm really in the dark about Rodenstock.

Can anyone tell me about these 2 filter brands?

ani gd UWA lens to re-commend...?
gd one...
if possible...
can be UWA @ DX & FX...

Spam a bit
Since I am learning landscape photography. I wish I could have critique and comment. Please.

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Added on February 22, 2011, 1:56 pm
mean 116 is not good?
i want to funding for wide lens...
need some reversion about the lens first...

Wooo, the MAS airplane seems like on fire 
Is that counted as flare?